James Buchanan
15th President (1857-1861)
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Birth:
April 23, 1791 near Cove Gap, Pennsylvania as James Buchanan Jr.
Death:
June 1, 1868 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The Life of President James Buchanan
Birthplace and Gravesite
Photographs of Buchanan Birthplace — Cove Gap, Pennsylvania
Photographs of Buchanan Gravesite — Lancaster, Pennsylvania
First Lady & Family
Buchanan was not married, his niece Harriet Lane served as first lady.
Harriet Lane Biography from the White House
Photographs of Harriet Lane Birthplace
Genealogy
James Buchanan ancestry
Buchanan family records
Biographies
White House Biography
Biography from Biography.com
Congressional Biography
Pictures & Portraits
Pictures from the Library of Congress
Buchanan images
James Buchanan's Presidency
Cabinet & Staff
List by infoplease.com
Lewis Cass - Secretary of State
John C. Calhoun - Secretary of War
Speeches, Papers & Historical Documents
Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents from the University of Groningen
Speeches from Presidential Rhetoric
Library of Congress Resource Guide
James Buchanan Resource Center at Dickinson College
James Buchanan papers at Penn State University
James Buchanan papers at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Text of Inaugural Address from Bartelby.com
Vice President
John C. Breckinridge biography
John C. Breckinridge gravesite
Events During Buchanan's Administration & Lifetime
Outline of events during Buchanan's administration
Secretary of State
Dred Scott case
Dred Scott decision
Mormon conflict
Lecompton Constitution
Crittenden Compromise
Ordinance of Secession
1857 Inaugural
First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
Japanese Mission of 1860
Election Results & Presidential Campaigns
Year
Opponent
Results
1856
John C. Fremont (Republican)
,
Millard Fillmore (American/Know-Nothing)
Buchanan 174, Fremont 114, Fillmore 8
1856 Campaign & Election History
1856 Campaign Information and Memorabilia
Buchanan/Breckinridge campaign memorabilia
Further Information about James Buchanan
National Historic Sites, State Historic Sites, Landmarks, Memorials & Places to Visit
James Buchanan Birthplace - Cove Gap, Pennsylvania
James Buchanan Cabin - Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
James Buchanan House - Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
James Buchanan Statue - Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park - Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Wheatland, Buchanan's Estate - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
James Buchanan Memorial - Washington, D.C.
James Buchanan Gravesite - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Buchanan Statue - Rapid City, South Dakota
Miscellaneous
James Buchanan coin
James Buchanan and Ann Coleman
Buchanan sites brochure
Buchanan's health and medical history
Video about James Buchanan Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Buchanan Quotes
Books & Other Media
President James Buchanan: A Biography
James Buchanan
James Buchanan and the Coming of the Civil War
Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion
Life of James Buchanan
Presidents' War: Six American Presidents and the Civil War That Divided Them
The Presidency of James Buchanan
Trivia
James Buchanan trivia quiz
Fun trivia about Buchanan